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- W. A. OSTEEN.

WRENCH.

Patented Jan. 3, 1893.

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1 thefreye 'sible pawl which controls the ratchet I spective, of the latch.

same and the head, B, is attached the ratchet which is arranged in the channel in the hanof Arkansas,'iiave invented a new and nsefnli particularly. pointed out" in theclai ms;

side of the, rotary disk by the screws,,G G,

shown at'h,'to receive the head, h, of theinto}; central opening, I, in 'the head, B, and

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE."

WILLIAM A, osrrnnn, or DE ANN, ARKANSAS, Assrcnon 0F ONE-HALF To JAMES.- F. JOHNSON, 0F. SAME PLACE.

WRENCH.

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lpplios'tion unseen: 19.18 92. sum 10,449,873. no man.)

To all wh'cnclit mziy concerm B's itiknown'that IJYILLIAM A. Osman, a

Ann, in the; conn ty ofiliexnpsteadand; State Wrench, elf-which jibe following is a spec'ifif M-y invention relates to improvements in wrenches-,- of the clnssknown as ratchet wheelji and it has for its object to' provide; improved n oans for adjusting and locking wheel.

Fnrther'objects and advantages of my invention will'appearrinthe following description, and-the novel featnresthereof will be ;In the drawings, Fig'ure '1 is aperspective view of. nwrench embodying my invention Fig-. 2- 'isa-central longitudinal sectional view of the seme; Fig. S -is a detail view, in per- A designatesthe' handle,- which carries the integral head, B,;

C designates: the rotary. jaw-bearing disk to the realside of which,'a ud between .the

wheeL-D; and EE' designate the adjustable tap-e'ngagirigjews, connected bythe adjust.- in'g screw,F.

The ratchet-wheel is; secured to the rear and the front face oE-th'e wheel isreces'sedms pivot screw, H. This pivot screwis threaded projects beyond the rearsid'e of the same and is eng g d by me I'- The reversible .pawl, K -'is f nlcrnmed upon the handle in position to. engage the ratchet, wheel, and is'provided with a wedge-shaped detent', L, which is engaged, to hold the pawl in the desired position, by a latch, M. This latchis seated in a. channel, N, in the handle. of the wrench, and comprises, essentially, a

bowed slide, 0, and a spring tongne,'P. The

bowed slide is provided with a longitudinal slot, 0, which is engaged .by a set-screw, Q,

taking into'the handle, whereby the latch is capable of longitudinal movement except when locked in position by the tightening of the set-screw. The latch is normallypressed' forward by the coiled actnating'spring, R,

' j Having thus described "my invention, what- I claim and desire to ent,i's:- 4 4 1. Ina'wrench of the'class described,the

' tile and engagess shoulder or the bowed slidel' The spring tongueterminates-'.in-sn arrowhead, which engagesthswedge-shapeddete'ntof the reversible pawl; .Tohangs the "pawl from a right'toa left hand engagement, or vice-Verna, th latch may o of the spring tongne'iselevated and passed over thddeten'tz' This is possib'le from the bowe'd shape of. the sl-ide,ywhich being of springcsteelis capable of bending sufficiently I to allow-the; head of the tongue to beielevated and carried over thegdetent.

- secure by Letters Patcombination with arreversible pawl, of a latch I having}; longitudinally movable'slide and a spring tongue carried by the slide to engage the pawl, substantially-as specified.

2. In a wrench of the class described,' t;he

- combination within reversible pawl, ofa latch having a bowed slide, capable of rocking, as described, and a spring tongue carried by'the slide, substantially as specified.-

3. In a wrench-of the class described, the combination with a reversiblepnwl, of a latch having a bowed slide, provided with a longitn dinal slot, and a spring t'ongne. provided with an arrow-head,a sjetscrew 'engagi' said slot, and an actnatingspringto normal] hold the latch in its advanced position, snbstsn- 'tiallyas specified.

' 4, In a wrench, of the class described, the go combination with the handle carrying a head, i

of a rotary jaw-bearing disk,a ratchet-wheel fixed to the rear side of the disk and provided with a bearing and a communicating recess, the pivot screw tit-ting in said bearing andheaded in' the recess, and threaded into a central opening of" the head, a tap engaging the rear projecting end of the pivot bolt, the reversible pawl to engage the ratchet wheel,

, and a latch to engage said pawl, substantially ice as specified. f I Y v In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed mysignature inthe presence of two witnesses.

- WILLIAM A.'. OSTEEN. Witnesses:

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